GP3 driver joins Carrera Cup field at Albert Park

Sydneysider Joey Mawson, who claimed two podiums in the GP3 Series last year, will race in Porsche Payce Carrera Cup Australia this weekend at the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix.

Mawson will be fielded by Porsche Centre Melbourne, which also runs the entries driven by Round 1 winner Nick McBride and gentleman driver Marc Cini.

A 2018 Carrera Cup race winner returns to a Cup Car this weekend, namely new Super2 Series driver Dylan O’Keeffe, who is making a one-off start in the Porsche Centre Brighton entry which Glen Wood drove last year.

There are also two new faces in the TAG Heuer Pro-Am ranks, namely Rio Nugara and David Ryan.

Nugara will take over from Josh Hunt in the Volante Rosso car while David Ryan, a former Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge competitor, makes his first start in a single-driver Carrera Cup round after twice racing in Pro-Am events with Fraser Ross.

Round 2 will feature four races at Albert Park, one on each day of the event, after a single practice session and qualifying this Thursday.

Entry list: Round 2, Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

Num	Driver	Class	Team/Sponsor
4	Stephen Grove	TAG Heuer Pro-Am	Grove Group
5	Thomas Maxwell	Pro	Sonic/Hosepower
6	Tim Miles	TAG Heuer Pro-Am	Garage 1
7	Warren Luff	Pro	MEGA/No Second Chance
8	Nick McBride	Pro	Porsche Centre Melbourne
9	Marc Cini	TAG Heuer Pro-Am	Hallmarc
10	Joey Mawson	Pro	Hallmarc/Porsche Centre Melbourne
12	Steve Richards	Pro	O’Brien Electrical & Plumbing
13	Sam Shahin	TAG Heuer Pro-Am	The Bend Motorsport Park/HTFU
19	Anthony Gilbertson	TAG Heuer Pro-Am	Hallmark Homes
20	Adrian Flack	TAG Heuer Pro-Am	Agas National
22	Dean Cook	TAG Heuer Pro-Am	BMF
23	Roger Lago	TAG Heuer Pro-Am	Lago Racing
27	Liam Talbot	TAG Heuer Pro-Am	Wash It
30	David Ryan	TAG Heuer Pro-Am	DRM Motorsport
34	Duvashen Padayachee	Pro	Hyundai Forklifts Australia
35	Indiran Padayachee	TAG Heuer Pro-Am	Hyundai Forklifts Australia
36	Cooper Murray	Pro	Lodge Brothers
38	David Wall	Pro	PAYCE
77	Michael Almond	Pro	Sonic/Bob Jane T-Marts/PSA Australia
88	Dylan O’Keeffe	Pro	Porsche Centre Brighton
100	Dale Wood	Pro	Sonic/Polyflor
111	Cameron Hill	Pro	Seears Workwear
666	Rio Nugara	TAG Heuer Pro-Am
777	Jordan Love	Pro	Sonic/Bob Jane T-Marts/SRG